Match-box holder.



No. 699,666. Patented May l3, |902I A. H. norv.

MATCH BOX HOLDER.

( Application filed May 14, 1901.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES. VENTOI? .1 7L. z a ATTORNEY-5..

UNTTE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALPHONSO I-I. DOTY, OF OVATONNA, MINNESOTA.

MATCH-BOX HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,666, dated May 13,1902.

, Application filed May 14, 1901.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I,.ALPHONSO II. DOTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Owatonna, in the county of Steele and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MatclrBox Holders;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, andto the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in holders for match-boxes; andamong its ob; jects is to provide a'holder in which a box of matches canbe placed conveniently for use without danger of dropping any of thematches, also to provide a construction which will allow the matches tobe grasped readily by the fingers and removed as needed in use,- andalso to provide an improved means of attaching sandpaper or otherabrasive material to the side of the box in convenient position to beused for igniting the match.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedmatch-box holder with a box of matches in position there in. Fig. 2 is aplan of the blank which is folded to form a holder, and Fig. 3 is acrosssection of the holder.

The holder is preferably formed of thin sheet metal, and the backthereof is represented at 3, having perforations atfor the tacks bywhich it may be attached to the wall or other support in verticalposition. The sides of the holder are indicated at 5 and are turned upor forwardly at substantially a right angle to the back. 'Thesesideshave extensions 6 bent inwardly at substantially a right angle,forming the front of the holder, which is thus made substantially oblongin form and rectangular in cross-section. Theparts 6, forming the front,do not meet, but have a space 9, through which the matches in the boxmay be grasped. The sides 5 are provided at their lower ends withextensions 7, which are bent may be readily Serial No. 60,223. Wemodel.)

inwardly to form the bottom of the holder. These extensions do not meet,a space being thereby formed to permit an empty box to be convenientlylifted and removed.

Near each end of the sides 5 are teeth 8, struck up from the metal andadapted to turn down to fasten to the sides of the holder strips of sandor emery paper or emery-cloth 10 on which the matches may be ignited. Itwill be seen that by prying up the teeth the paper or cloth may beremoved and renewed when necessary.

In use the holder is fastened to the wall and the ordinary pasteboardbox of matches, including the sliding cover, is inserted into theholder. The cover of the box is then with drawn, leaving the rest of thebox in the holder, with the matches therein exposed at the front, asindicated in Fig. 1. The upper end of the pasteboard box is then brokenaway, permitting the matches to be readily removed. It Will be seen thatwhen the box is empty it removed from the holder and quickly replaced bya new one, particularly because the matches do not have to be removedfrom the box before being inserted in the holder;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and'desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A match-box holder adapted to receive a sliding-cover mateh box,comprisinga casing having an opening at'the top throughwhich thematch-box maybe inserted in the holder, a back extending above and belowthe sides and adapted to be attached to a wall or other support, sidesprojecting from the back, a front havinga central vertical openingadapted'to permit the removal of matches from the box, and a bottomhaving a central transverse opening extending to the back.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALPHONSO I'I. D OTY.

Witnesses:

, LEWIS L. WHE-nLooK,

D. M. EceLEsroN.

